The punters may be rallying around the Victorian-trained defending champ for Friday night’s Bow Mistress Trophy 2016 at Hobart Racecourse but local horseman John Blacker is confident his mare Erin’s Element is prime for an upset.

Melbourne Cup winning horseman Darren Weir is warning punters not to be too confident in backing his visiting colt Howard Be Thy Name who underwent a big betting plunge for tonight’s 2016 Tasmanian Derby.

Darren Weir is very wary of the star local horse in Friday night’s 2016 Tasmanian Derby as he prepares to saddle-up Howard Be Thy Name ...

The flying Tasmanian Guineas – Hobart Guineas double winner Jerilderie Letter may be lining up in the diminutive Tasmanian Derby 2016 field but it is the Darren Weir-trained Victorian raider Howard Be Thy Name that is short priced favourite to win the summer clash on Friday.

Following the withdrawal of two key Victorian visitors out of the Bow Mistress Trophy 2016 field and betting markets for Friday at Hobart Racecourse the John Salanitri-trained I Love It has firmed into odds-on favouritism to successfully defend her title.

Our Harmony is one of the shortest priced mares in 2016 Bow Mistress Trophy betting at Hobart Racecourse this ...

Despite being forced to carry the top weight in Monday’s Hobart Cup 2016, the Peter Moody-trained Victorian raider Metaphorical is installed as the favourite for the latest Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival feature.

The top rated of the Victorian raiders in Tasmania’s Bow Mistress Trophy 2016 field for this Friday at Hobart Racecourse, Nadeem Lass has suffered an early blow drawing the outside gate in the capacity line-up.

Miss Steele is one of the widely-drawn Victorian raiders in the 2016 Bow Mistress Trophy field at Hobart this Friday night. Photo: Jenny Barnes....